Lantern.



F. A. WILSON.

LANTERN.

AEPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1?]6.

Patented July 25, 1916.

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FRED A. WILSON, 0F ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO W. HAL MARSHALL, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN.

LANTERN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1916.

Application filed April 8, 1916. SerialNo. 89,891.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED A. WILSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lanterns, of which the following is a specification, reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved lantern and has for its primary object to provide a sectional lantern frame and improved means for holding the frame sections against relative movement to retain the globe in position, and whereby the upper frame section may be quickly adjusted with respect to the lower frame section so that the lamp wick may be ignited or trimmed.

The invention has for an additional object to provide a simple and improved form of latch device for retaining the upper lantern frame section in its adjusted position and to also permit of the entire removal of said frame section for the purpose of cleaning the globe or filling the lamp reservoir.

It is another important object of the invention to provide means for mounting the globe in the 11 )per removable frame section so that the glo e may be easily and quickly removed from the frame section or replaced in position therein.

It is a further general object of the invention to improve and simplify the construction of lanterns of the above type so that the same will be highly convenient and serviceable in practical use, though simple in con-v struction and capable of manufacture at relatively small cost.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a lantern illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, the upper frame section being raised or elevated; Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line'3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the globe clamping members; and Fig. 5'is a similar view of the latch device.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the reservoir of a lantern having a filling opening in its top wall closed by the cap indicated at 6. This reservoir is also provided centrally on its top wall with a vertical boss upon which the burner, indicated generally by the numeral 7, is removably mounted and supported, the wick of the burner extending downwardly through a central opening in the top of the reservoir in the usual manner. The burner is, of course, equipped with a wick adjusting stem as shown at S. I

The frame of the lantern is constructed in two sections, the lower section including the perpendicular tubular arms or standards 9 which are diametrically opposed and have their lower ends horizontally and inwardly extended and soldered or otherwise permanently secured in the top wall of the reservolr. Each of these vertical frame arms is provided adjacent its lower end with an an nular bead indicated at 10. The upper, section of the lantern frame also consists of the spaced parallel tubular arms 11 in which the arms 9 of the lower frame section are adapted to be telescopically engaged. The tubu-1 lar arms 11 are suitably connected at their upper ends to the opposite sides of the lantern head 12. This head may be of any or-' dinary or approved construction and, as usual, includes an inner vertically movable cylinder or shell 13 which is normally pressed downwardly by means of a spring indicated at 14.

One of the arms 11 of the upper frame sec tion is provided with spaced vertical slots 15. Inthe corresponding arm 9 of the lower frame section of the lantern, a latch device is arranged. This device shown in detail in Fig. 5 of the drawing, is constructed from a single length of resilient wire generally indicated by the numeral 16. At a point intermediate of its ends, this wire is bent upon itself and one terminal thereof is laterally extended and formed into a loop 17, the eX tremityofthe wire being returned or bent upon itself as at 18. The other end portion of the wire extends upwardly through the its upper end. Thus, it will be apparent that the other end of the wire latch will project above the tubular arm, and the loop 19 having the shoulder'20 normally extends laterally from one side of the arm. From this construction, it will be apparent that when the upper frame sectionof the lantern is ap plied and forced downwardly uponthe arms 9 of the lower section, the resiliently movable eye 19 on the latch device will project through the upper slot 15 in the arm 11 when the arms of the upper frame section are in contact with or restlng upon the annular beads 10 on the tubular arms 9.

21 designates the globe of the lamp which may be of any desired form and is seated at its base upon an annular plate 22.

23 designates the resilient clamps for the V globe, each of which is formed from a length of spring w1re having a pair of bowed arms,

the ends of which are suitably secured to the rim of the annular plate 22. One terminal of each of these armsis laterally and up with respect to the lantern frame. To the arms 11 ofthe upper frame section, the ends of a suitable bail or handle 26 are pivotally attached, whereby the lantern may be con-.

veniently carried.

In the operation and use ofthe invention,

assuming that the parts arein the relative positions shown in Fig. 1, when it is desired to ignite or trim the lampwick, the outwardly projecting loop 19 of the latch de vice is forced inwardly through the upper opening 15 'in the framearm 11 and the arms 11 grasped and forced-upwardly or raised upon the tubular arms 9 of thelower frame section. When the lower opening 15 in the arm 11 is disposed opposite the eye 19 of the latch device, said eye will be sprung outwardly through said opening, thereby locking the upper frame section of the lantern injits raised position. After trimming or igniting the wick, the upper frame section and globe of the lantern may be lowered by simply forcing the latch member in wa-rdly and pressingv downwardly upon the head of the lantern frame. The globe of the V lantern may be entirely removed in two ways. ,First, the cylinder 13 may be drawn upwardly againstthe action of the spring l l; through the head of the lantern frame to re lease the same from clamping engagement with thechimney and said chimney then tilted laterally andat the same time lifted to move the terminals 2a of the globe clamping members out of theguides 25 on the arms 11 of the frame. The globe and upper frame section may be removed together by simply forcing the loop 19 on the guard inwardly and then pulling upwardly upon the frame arms 11 and entirely removing the same from the arms 9, the latch member being again forced inwardly when it is projected through the lower opening or slot 15 in the arm 11. 1 r

From the foregoing description, it is believed that the construction, manner of use and several advantages of my improved lantern will be clearly and fully understood- The upper frame section of the lantern may be very easily and quickly raised andthe lamp wick ignited or trimmed, or entirely removed from the lower frame section when it is desired to clean the lantern globe. It will be apparent that the present invention is not limited to any particular type of burner or reservoir orhead construction of the lantern frame but is applicable to various constructions of lanterns of this type now in common-use. The deviceis highly convenient and serviceable in practical use and results in a considerable saving in time in the use of such lanterns.

While I have shown and described the preferred construction and arrangement of the several elements, it is manifest that the same can be variously modified and I, there fore, reserve the privilege of adopting all t such legitimate changes as may be fairly emlar arms totelescopically receive, the respective standards and provided with meansfor supporting the lantern globe, one of said arms having spaced slots therein, and a latch device fixed to one of the standards consisting of a'length of spring wire bent upon itself and provided with a guide loop on one end in which the other end of the wire is movable, and a latch eye formed upon the latter end of the wire and adapted to project through either of the slots in said tubular frame arm to retain the frame in its adjusted position upon said standards. I

2. A lantern including areservoir, spaced tubular standards fixed upon'the reservoir, a

' globe carrying frame having spaced parallel tubular arms to telescopically receive therei spective standards'and provided with means for supporting the lantern globe, one ofsaid arms being provided with spaced slots, and a latch device arranged within oneof the tubular standards and consisting of a single length of resilient wire bent upon itself and formed with a guide loop on one end and a curved terminal portion extending from said loop and permanently fixed to the wall of said standard, the other end of said wire projecting upwardly through said loop above the standard and movable in the loop, said latter end of the wire being formed with a laterally projecting eye adapted to extend through either of the slots in the tubular frame arm to retain the globe carrying frame in an adjusted position upon said standards.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED A. WILSON.

WVitnesses:

W. HAL MARSHALL, A. D. BILLINGS.

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